Call for grant applications – Fog collection projects

To assist the development of projects for collecting water from fog and dew, the Munich Re Foundation is awarding one or more grants for the provision of new or the enhancement of existing fog collection projects.

Collecting water from fog and dew offers an unexplored water source in many regions across the globe where other options are not available. Recent projects have shown that a single large fog collector of 40 square metres can collect over 200 litres of drinking water per night. The potential is huge. In the East African country of Eritrea alone, experts estimate that over 400,000 people stand to benefit from such water. However, only just over 20 projects for collecting water from fog and dew are currently known, these being mainly in Latin America and Africa.

The award:The sum of €25,000 will be available in 2011 and in 2012, amounting to a total of €50,000. Payments will be made in accordance with progress (milestones) towards completion of the project. Co-funding of 50% would be preferred. Projects that apply for a grant should be completed by the end of the grant period (2012), when the projects should become self-sustaining.